TIME MAGAZINE: The Kalamazoo Promise is #145 of the 240 Reasons to Celebrate America

145. The city where high school grads go to college for free
by Josh Sanburn

When Doreisha Reed was in elementary school, she thought college was free for everyone. Her teachers spoke about it like it was an extension of high school, as if she had no other option but to attend. And when the teachers talked, they kept bringing up “the Promise.